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what LP stand for?
Jun 17, 2009 at 12:06pm
LPDWORD
LPWORD
what LP stand for?
what D standm for?
what is the range of LPDWORD,LPWORD can be?
do any site introduce this?
thnaks
LPWORD
what LP stand for?
what D standm for?
what is the range of LPDWORD,LPWORD can be?
do any site introduce this?
thnaks
Last edited on Jun 17, 2009 at 12:09pm
Jun 17, 2009 at 12:15pm
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc230318(PROT.10).aspx
Long Pointer to Double WORD
Long Pointer to Double WORD
Jun 17, 2009 at 2:40pm
LP is from the days when there were both "long" pointers and short pointers (something to do with memory segmentation).
DWORD is from the days when a "word" was 16 bits, so a "double word" would be 32.
WinAPI is full of "legacy" garbage like that. Combined with the despicable "Hungarian" notation, it really sucks.
DWORD is from the days when a "word" was 16 bits, so a "double word" would be 32.
WinAPI is full of "legacy" garbage like that. Combined with the despicable "Hungarian" notation, it really sucks.
Jun 17, 2009 at 7:46pm
Legacy of old version windows.
At 32bit version, Long Pointer == Pointer == 32bit address.
At 32bit version, Long Pointer == Pointer == 32bit address.
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